Preparation of hollow Co9S8 nanoneedle arrays as effective counter electrodes for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 6311-6314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Chen ◽  
Meidan Ye ◽  
Nan Zhang ◽  
Xiaoru Wen ◽  
Dajiang Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
High Power ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Hydrothermal Process ◽  
Cobalt Sulfide ◽  
High Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Transparent Conducting ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Hollow Co9S8 nanoneedle arrays were directly grown on transparent conducting substrates via a simple template-assisted hydrothermal process. Upon calcination, the resulting CdS/CdSe QDSCs based on the cobalt sulfide counter electrodes exhibited a high power conversion efficiency of 3.72%.

Phase transformations of novel CuxS nanostructures as highly efficient counter electrodes for stable and reproducible quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (103) ◽  
pp. 101185-101197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mallineni Venkata-Haritha ◽  
Chandu V. V. M. Gopi ◽  
Young-Seok Lee ◽  
Hee-Je Kim
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
High Power ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
High Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

A quantum dot-sensitized solar cell assembled with a Cu1.12S nanosphere counter electrode exhibited a high power conversion efficiency of 5.88%.

Cu3Se2 nanostructure as a counter electrode for high efficiency quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (34) ◽  
pp. 8020-8026 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shixun Wang ◽  
Ting Shen ◽  
Huiwen Bai ◽  
Bo Li ◽  
Jianjun Tian
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
High Power ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
High Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Quantum dot sensitized solar cell assembled with a nanostructured Cu3Se2 counter electrode exhibits a high power conversion efficiency of 5.05%.

scholarly journals The double perovskite structure effect of a novel La2CuNiO6-ZnSe-graphene nanocatalytic composite for dye sensitized solar cells as a freestanding counter electrode

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 1389-1397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Won-Chun Oh ◽  
Kwang Youn Cho ◽  
Chong Hun Jung ◽  
Yonrapach Areerob
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Power ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Double Perovskite ◽  
High Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Currently, the development of sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) with high power conversion efficiency and low cost is a major challenge in the academic and industrial fields.

Porphyrin sensitizers with modified indoline donors for dye-sensitized solar cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (15) ◽  
pp. 3927-3936 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heli Song ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Jiamin Jin ◽  
Haifeng Wang ◽  
Yongshu Xie
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
High Power ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
High Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

A high power conversion efficiency exceeding 10% was achieved for novel porphyrin sensitizers with modified indoline donors.

scholarly journals Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cell: Photoanodes, Counter Electrodes, and Electrolytes

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 2638
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thi Kim Chung ◽  
Phat Tan Nguyen ◽  
Ha Thanh Tung ◽  
Dang Huu Phuc
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Photon Absorption ◽  
Dye Molecules ◽  
Charge Generation ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Efficiency Performance ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

In this study, we provide the reader with an overview of quantum dot application in solar cells to replace dye molecules, where the quantum dots play a key role in photon absorption and excited charge generation in the device. The brief shows the types of quantum dot sensitized solar cells and presents the obtained results of them for each type of cell, and provides the advantages and disadvantages. Lastly, methods are proposed to improve the efficiency performance in the next researching.

Organic cathode interfacial materials for non-fullerene organic solar cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minkyu Kyeong ◽  
Jinho Lee ◽  
Matyas Daboczi ◽  
Katherine Stewart ◽  
Huifeng Yao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
High Power ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
High Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Amine Groups

Functionalized polyethyleneimines that are compatible with non-fullerene acceptors have been developed by protecting the reactive amine groups, leading to non-fullerene solar cells with high power conversion efficiency and enhanced thermal stability.

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